The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1887-07-08

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Summer 4 the time d year when the
monster ophidian o. The sea begins his
annual cavortings atop the waves
This evasive creature has come 20 b
one OF the necessary features u . we'll
organized summer. and Il i decidedly
an on year when his archaic snakeshiP
Is not seen sporting with the fancy
cnrls Of the semi-tranquil Atianuc'
The visions a the serpent last year
were not altogether clear and decisive.
That which passed for him turned ous
20 be dreamily drifting log with
tuft Of sca-weed caught in is branches
An artistic and circumstantial liar did.
70 be sure. come to the rescue AZ the
TAG end Of the season with an attempt
10 lasso the fantasy Of beery brain.
hut the simon-purc article vo0ched for
by reliable testimony was not sighted
The chances are. therefore. very
largely in favor Of his sinuous exccl-
lency being seen in reassuring num-
| hers this propitious summer. Sincere
( " Is il to be hoped this time-noted
mystery Of the deep will show enough
respect 10 the age Of reason and dis
covery to lct himself be discovered un-
mistakably before the close Of the
present century. and we doubt 4 ne
could select better time for clearing
up agc-exissing doubts than this par
ticular summer. Belief in the exist
ence Of the sea-serpent is IS ancient -
marine history. Aristotle. Piiny and
others Of mat antique period Phiio-
sophically accepted tales Of him. and
- long ago - 80 A. d. he was carved
IN stone Is an evidence Of faith Of hs
actual being. He has been spotted a
, odd times down the ages. and gets in
% positive history as early - lSSt
.fter having survived in Scandinavia
! tradition for thousand years CLAUS
, Magnus. Archbishop Of UPsalA good
and pious man. not unduly given r
J prevarication. gives very strzightfor
ward accounts Of several sea monster
, Of the snake order. one Of which VA
impudent enough 70 reach up and tax
, man out Of full-rigged single-mas
) ter.
r Rev. Hans Egede in 1854 saw ser
: pent that raised itself out Of the wate
..until its head reached above on
/ main-top.- and though We may max
: reasonable allowances for the exagera
{ lions Of fear. there Is minutene<s Q
E description that seems 20 make 81
e pinch Of salt superfuous- Bishop Boz
. top pidan. Of Norway. describes in b
: book Of natural history sea-serPer
4 six hundred feet long, - biz aroun
. As two hogsheads- These are substar
+ tial whoppers. maybe. but in these la
/ ter DAYS we have the testimony OF Cal
4 tain Eleazer Crabtree that he saw
" Penobscot Bay serpent one hundre
. feet long. In 1893 dead monsts
d fiffv-five feet long. ten feet In circun
re ference. and having six paddle Id
D. legs. was washed ashore on the coast
in one Of the Orkney Islands Atintervs
= sinces then there have been aPPea
10 ances 50 well vouchcd for that scientii
4. men have been much Perplexed how
IN reconcile their skepticism as TO Dol
ir fide sea-serpent with the unmista
IS able some things that show up " 80
Or provoking fashion
bs The truth Is. that his alleged snak
il shin never comes within range
81 close observation and learned m
BY are now Of the opinion that the sns
Is Is really : giant squid Squids IA
M been captured that measured nifty Q
he feet in length These monsters wh
nd swimming PrcPel themselves b.
pal ward. trailing their long arms -
ne them. 50 that q distance they mig
.- readily be mistaken for genuine
on- penta Until the serpent consents
come into port for inspection the a.
teal are warranted in doing traditl
the indianity Of believing mat 4
y. no other basis for this monster oPh
ian than the bzck-scuttle OF squid
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